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PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville

PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville

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29
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19
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Star
4
Fun Factor 
Good
3.9 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4.2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3.6 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4.2 / 5
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The puppet show in Joyville was once a wondrous attraction until the great fire. Now, rusted gears and dark mysteries lay within strange machinations and disheveled puppets. A young boy, Simon, is the most recent in a long line of missing people. In PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville, you are tasked with solving nefarious puzzles, finding hidden clues, and uncovering the dark secrets of a town that is anything but joyful.
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OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8

CPU: 1.0 GHz

RAM: 512 MB

DirectX: 8

Hard Drive: 199 MB

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PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville

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3.9 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4.2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3.6 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4.2 / 5
77%(47 out of 61) of players recommend this game
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Loved it!
5 / 5
58 of 67 found this review helpful
Simple But Elegant Game
PostedApril 27, 2013
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JustTheFacts
 
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fromRural Western Australia
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
GAME COMPLETED SEVERAL TIMES
What a treat it is to be playing Mystery Of Joyville again. The GRAPHICS are simply beautiful – bright, colourful, exquisitely detailed. Even the ‘ugly’ scenes look wonderful.
Compared to the later PuppetShow games, Joyville is very simplistic, and very much a HO GAME. There are HOGs everywhere you turn, and each LIST is full of items such as “4 clocks”, so you get ...Show more
GAME COMPLETED SEVERAL TIMES
What a treat it is to be playing Mystery Of Joyville again. The GRAPHICS are simply beautiful – bright, colourful, exquisitely detailed. Even the ‘ugly’ scenes look wonderful.
Compared to the later PuppetShow games, Joyville is very simplistic, and very much a HO GAME. There are HOGs everywhere you turn, and each LIST is full of items such as “4 clocks”, so you get to stay put for quite a while. There is some INTERACTION, but it is not indicated on the list, only by sparkles.
The PUZZLES were delightfully simple; in a couple of cases I was waiting for the catch! For me to call a puzzle easy, it must be very simple indeed.
Some of the appeal of this game is, in fact, its simplicity.
The story is simplicity itself. You are asked to investigate the disappearance of a young boy. His family inform of a rash of disappearances from the town that seem to be connected to the old puppet theatre. So you investigate the theatre.
I liked that there was NO MAP, NO HINT outside HOGs, NO VOICEOVERS, NO VIDEO CUTSCENES. I’m not saying I’d want all games to go back to that quieter game style, but it is nice for a change.
I also love the way animation is implied by a series of stills.
I got a real buzz out of replaying this little gem. Show less
I recommend this game!
+49points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
28 of 39 found this review helpful
another great ers game
PostedAugust 12, 2012
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fromBridge city tx
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I have bought all the puppet show games and have not been disappointed. They are all fun and enjoyable to play. Hope to see another one soon. Great fun.
I recommend this game!
+17points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
48 of 71 found this review helpful
Beautiful graphics
PostedDecember 19, 2011
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fromSeattle, WA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
I keep buying the PuppetShow series of games primarily due to the beautiful graphics. The hidden object scenes are not to challenging nor are the puzzles. But it is a long play game well into the 6-8hr length and worth the purchase.
+25points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
34 of 51 found this review helpful
Sequels are important
PostedDecember 16, 2011
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reicheru
 
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Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Poor
2 / 5
I played Lost Town [which is the sequel] first, so when I played this, I was stunned that the graphics are pretty dated. It's not that it's bad, it's just that Lost Town's graphics really blew me away, so the standards were set high.
That being said, that means they improved, did they not?
And there's something nice about retro graphics. :)
Anyway, they set a nice base plot for the story, and the ...Show more
I played Lost Town [which is the sequel] first, so when I played this, I was stunned that the graphics are pretty dated. It's not that it's bad, it's just that Lost Town's graphics really blew me away, so the standards were set high.
That being said, that means they improved, did they not?
And there's something nice about retro graphics. :)
Anyway, they set a nice base plot for the story, and the characters touch the heart [e.g the love/devotion of Felicia's dad]. I must say, this ending is much better than Lost Town's, but this one ended abruptly.
Also, it's probably because I've played Lost Town first, but the challenges here are way too easy. But it's fine by me, because it makes for a relaxing play. :)
The sequel only got better, so I encourage the hesitant customer to get both this and Lost Town. [Am unsure about the third installment as I've not finished it yet, but I am sure Puppetshow will not disappoint me.] Show less
I recommend this game!
+17points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
27 of 43 found this review helpful
Cool!
PostedNovember 19, 2011
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Marjoleine13
 
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fromMontreal (Quebec), Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
I liked that game a lot. For the challenge, the grapics, the storyline. Everything! I you want a game that you will not necessarily finish in 1 day, this is a good one (unless you are just like me and just can't stop playing until it's finished! lol)
I recommend this game!
+11points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
14 of 21 found this review helpful
Great game
PostedDecember 4, 2011
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fromClinton Township, MI
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
I truly enjoyed playing this game. The graphics are great, the story line flows well and the mini games were fun to play. I didn't want the game to end. I played the Lost Town and couldn't tell you which I liked better. I will be purchasing all the PuppetShow games.
I recommend this game!
+7points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
Puppetshow: Mystery of Joyville
PostedJanuary 30, 2014
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fromMelbourne, Australia.
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Absolutely loved it, great graphics plus lots of puzzles & well chosen sound for this game..
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I recommend this game!
+4points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Lots of Hidden Objects
PostedApril 30, 2017
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fromColoma, Michigan
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Very Challenging because you can't use hint except in HO. No Map. I found the puzzles fun but not hard.
I like the good old fashion styling. I Loved the décor around the hint and tool fan.
I have windows 10 and am amazed how good this worked. No pause in between scenes.
Just tried the Puppetshow series this month and Loved the ones I tried. I wanted to go back as far as my PC system would
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Very Challenging because you can't use hint except in HO. No Map. I found the puzzles fun but not hard.
I like the good old fashion styling. I Loved the décor around the hint and tool fan.
I have windows 10 and am amazed how good this worked. No pause in between scenes.
Just tried the Puppetshow series this month and Loved the ones I tried. I wanted to go back as far as my PC system would let me.
Don't buy for the puzzles, but for the hidden objects because I know there are more than 25.
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I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
First of the Series -- A Must-Play!
PostedAugust 22, 2012
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fromUtah
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Very fun game with a great atmosphere. The theme is a bit spooky, but not overly dark -- I really enjoyed it!
The game itself is a very pleasant level of challenge... it was a tad on the easy side, but the play-through was so enjoyable I didn't mind that I was able to advance from scene to scene so quickly. I enjoyed exploring so much that I was glad I didn't get stuck anywhere for very long.
If ...Show more
Very fun game with a great atmosphere. The theme is a bit spooky, but not overly dark -- I really enjoyed it!
The game itself is a very pleasant level of challenge... it was a tad on the easy side, but the play-through was so enjoyable I didn't mind that I was able to advance from scene to scene so quickly. I enjoyed exploring so much that I was glad I didn't get stuck anywhere for very long.
If you haven't played it yet, you really ought to check out this title as a great game that will launch you into a (so far) fantastic series. Show less
I recommend this game!
+2points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
I'm loving it!
PostedJune 28, 2012
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fromSouth Korea
Skill Level:Beginner
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Personally to me, this is my most favorite ERS games and in the PuppetShow series. The thing that I wish there is is the voice over. To me everything else in this game is perfect to the notch. I play this game over and over and to me it is a classic. I have owned all the games in the series thanks to this one. Play this game to know all the stories behind the PS series :)
I recommend this game!
+2points
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